RocketWerkz, the studio led by DayZ developer Dean Hall, is developing the free-to-play space flight simulator Kitten Space Agency and has released the BRUTAL development framework as open source.
RocketWerkz operates on two fronts in the stories about it. The studio, led by DayZ developer Dean Hall, is building Kitten Space Agency, a space flight simulator with a kitten theme. A first in-game teaser and a free pre-alpha build were released, and the game is free-to-play with optional donations. Over $200,000 has been raised from the community. The project features former Kerbal Space Program leads and a former space flight controller, and it uses a no-loading-screen solar system.
Separately, RocketWerkz and Ahwoo, also led by Hall, released the game development framework BRUTAL on October 15, 2026. BRUTAL is built on C# and .NET with C++ libraries and Vulkan. It is a foundation for custom engines rather than a complete engine like Unity or Unreal. It is free for commercial use with no royalties, and the license requires credit and a logo display.
The two stories connect through Hall, who leads both RocketWerkz and Ahwoo. One is a playable release already in the hands of the community, the other a technical foundation offered to other teams. The BRUTAL release is framed as a royalty-free path for studios to own their technical foundation, with a reported RimWorld migration to a BRUTAL-based custom engine as the concrete case attached to it.
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RocketWerkz and Ahwoo, led by DayZ developer Dean Hall, released the game development framework BRUTAL on October 15, 2026. Built on C# and .NET with C++ libraries and Vulkan, it is meant as a foundation for custom engines rather than a complete engine like Unity or Unreal. It is free for commercial use with no royalties, though the license requires credit and a logo display.
RocketWerkz, the studio led by DayZ creator Dean Hall, has released the first in-game teaser and a free pre-alpha build of its space flight simulator Kitten Space Agency. The game features former Kerbal Space Program leads and a former space flight controller, uses a no-loading-screen solar system, and is free-to-play with optional donations. Over $200,000 has been raised from the community.